Japan’s F-2 ‘F-16 Viper Zero’ Fighter Has a Message for China’s Navy

Japan’s F-2 ‘F-16 Viper Zero’ Fighter Has a Message for China’s Navy

Key Points: Japan’s F-2 “Viper Zero” is a stretched, up-engined F-16 derivative built around one mission: defending Japan’s sea lanes. -With enlarged composite wings, a powerful F110 engine, and one of the first operational AESA radars, it carries a serious anti-ship punch via ASM-1/ASM-2 missiles and a versatile 11-station weapons layout. -The jet’s agility and […] The post Japan’s F-2 ‘F-16 Viper Zero’ Fighter Has a Message for China’s Navy ap…